John W. Weeks

This article is about the politician John W. Weeks. For the politician of the same name, see John Wingate Weeks (1860–1926).

John Wingate Weeks (born March 31, 1781 in Greenland , Rockingham County , New Hampshire , †  April 3, 1853 in Lancaster , New Hampshire) was an American politician . Between 1829 and 1833 he represented the state of New Hampshire in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Weeks attended the public schools in his home country and then became a carpenter. During the British-American War of 1812 he set up a company that he placed under an infantry regiment of the US Army and commanded as a captain. He was later promoted to major.

After the war, he moved to Coos County , where he held some local offices. Politically, he was a supporter of Andrew Jackson , whose Democratic Party he joined. In the congressional elections of 1828, which were held nationwide, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC for the sixth mandate from New Hampshire . There he took over from Joseph Healy on March 4, 1829 . After re-election in 1830, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1833 . These were overshadowed by heated discussions about President Jackson's policies. It was mainly about his plan to break up the Bundesbank and the refusal of the state of South Carolina to recognize an import tariff law. This conflict escalated into a nullification crisis .

After the end of his time in the House of Representatives, Weeks no longer appeared politically. He devoted himself to his private affairs and died on April 3, 1853 in Lancaster. John Weeks was the great-uncle of John Wingate Weeks (1860-1926), who between 1905 and 1919 represented the State of Massachusetts in both chambers of Congress and later became US Secretary of War .

Web links

• John W. Weeks in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• John W. Weeks in the database of Find a Grave (English)